Jennie Gyllblad is creating
SKAL: An online graphic novel

Mushirah did not mean to see the one thing that would kill her...

patrons

$180

per Page.

Milestone Goals

GO OUTSIDE. SNIFF THE AIR. HAVE A COFFEE.

$10 per Page.

Comic artists are solitary beings, often stuck indoors in their studio for weeks... months... DECADES. I am no different. I forget what people smell like... However! If this milestone is reached, I will personally leave my studio and have a coffee to remain sane! Caffeinated and non-crazy Jen means more Skal! Woo!

Art Supplies!

$30 per Page.

Paper is expensive. I use the fabulous Saunders Waterford classic watercolour paper (hot pressed!) which is fantastic to paint detail on! Paint is expensive. Especially if you are a loyal Winsor&Newton girl like me and only use the artist quality. Mechanical pencil lead is expensive... no, I lie, it's cheap, but I use A LOT of it. Point is, I can afford to cover my art-supply cost with this milestone! Skal won't suddenly be drawn onto toilet tissue, yay!

Will work for Sustenance!

$50 per Page.

YAY. Not only is your patronage enabling this artist to keep buying art supplies (which we all know comes before food costs), but she can also stuff her face with baked beans and tuna! A fed artist is a healthy artist. A healthy artist can draw more robes and weapons and boobs and mud and beads and boobs.

Patrons, Jen loves you. Allow her to show it with PAINT!

$70 per Page.

Woop! If this milestone is reached, Jen will grab her paint and make something Skal-inspired for you Patrons only, then send the original to one of you! (Will pick a Patron-name out of a stylish lantern)

Bring out the booze and let's get INSPIRED!

$100 per Page.

As a show of appreciation for your continued support, I will go get some Creativity Juice from my local Spirit shop and spend an evening drunkenly drawing Skal-y things live on twitter, then I'll pick one (or several!?) lucky(?) Patron(s) to post my creation(s) to! I promise I do great art under the influence. I do. Totally.

Utilities! Jen haz them!

$150 per Page.

It is a well known fact that 90% of electricity bills for artists are from kettle and coffee machine usage... BUT did you know that even artists need to shower sometime too!? If this goal is reached, JenJen's utility bills will pretty much be covered! So flick on that kettle and get as damned dirty as your heart desires! Because a hot shower awaits! Oh the possibilities!

6 Milestone Goals

reached

Absinthe.

$190 per Page.

Yes. Absinthe.
I have a bottle in my flat, given to me by a friend. I promised myself I would be good and ONLY summon the green fairy in a social situation. But... Patreon is social! Right? YES. TOTALLY. So! If this milestone is reached, I will bring forth the fairy, I will give you a say as to what I should create (while under the.. hrrrm.. influence...), and then we see what happens! We may give birth to a MASTERPIECE together. ...Or a damp splodge of mudlike textures on some paper. Care to find out? >:D

Let's UP that monthly page-count, shall we?

$200 per Page.

Bloomin' 'eck! Well, it's safe to say that if this goal is reached, Jen can put some more time aside for Skal! So instead of aiming for 1-2 pages per month, we go for 2-3 pages per month!

Sort out skalsaga.tumblr.com!

$220 per Page.

EDITED GOAL~ Now that Skal is on TUMBLR, we can properly start to sort out the 'smaller' kinks that I just haven't had time to deal with before! I'll do some designy things to the page to make it less basic, add sections like 'Cast' and generally make the reading experience much better!

YOUR FACE. I like it. Can I have it?

$250 per Page.

Because I love you so much, I will write down all the names of my patrons, put them in a little hat and then pick one random patron who will get his/her face drawn into the next appropriate scene in Skal! (like a crowd scene in a tavern or bazaar for example. Whatever may crop up!)

Drunka-Doodle-Doo ROUND TWO~!

$300 per Page.

With the last drunken-doodle-twitter-marathon being quite the success story (I didn't even throw up!), if we reach this milestone, I will do ROUND TWO! Once again, Jen will poison herself and paint until she collapses, with the amazing(?) results being posted to random patrons! Yes, I'll bring out the stylish lantern for this one too ;D

STOP SUCKING AT LETTERING.

$350 per Page.

I mean, let's just be honest here. The weakest part of my comic is the digital lettering that I slap on top at the end. It's functional, but it's not great, is it? If we reach this Milestone, I'll look into perhaps having my handwriting made into my own personal Skal font? Or making my speech bubbles slightly textured? At the very least, I will take time to go over the lettering of the entire comic again to improve it somehow!

What is this weird sensation? Is it... STABILITY? Knowing I have a roof over my head? I like roofs. Mmm.

$460 per Page.

*picks jaw off the floor* Uhm. Well. This.. This is half my monthly rent. I'm not sure I can explain properly how much this particular Goal would mean to me. But that's not the interesting bit. What we really want to know is how this would affect Skal! First off, I would probably be able to devote much more time to the comic! I will never rush pages, but I can see my productivity going WAY up if I'm sure to have a roof over my head for the coming month! Also, as thanks, I will pick 4 random patron names from a hat and draw their pretty faces into the next appropriate scene in the comic!

My rent. o_o...

$920 per Page.

...At this point, maybe I should just bottle my tears of shock and send them out to patrons. That'd be suitably creepy. (I WON'T ACTUALLY DO THAT. Please don't leave me :D)

(And Yes, I know renting in the UK is ludicrously expensive if you live in a city :'D)

If this goal is close to being reached, I will think of something quite special to do for my amazing patrons! <3

Contact Jennie

@JennieGyllblad

tinyurl.com/jennieg-art

About

Jennie Gyllblad is a Swedish-born, UK-dwelling freelance illustrator and designer. Her main line of work is in the comic book industry as an artist.

Location

Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, UK

Jennie Gyllblad is Supporting

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SKAL is an online graphic novel, set in an Arabian-inspired desert fantasy world.

‘The Monastery feared Mushirah. They feared her so much that they threw her in a prison cell, stitched her mouth shut and set her execution date.

Bundled into a caravan by an unknown ally, we follow her journey to the big city that could become her sanctuary, chased by Monastic mercenaries who will stop at nothing to carry out her death sentence.'

Skal is both written and illustrated by yours truly. I use traditional mediums like watercolours, inks and pencil… And I have been known to dabble in a bit of collage!

I have chosen to label it NSFW on Patreon due to the upcoming content including nudity, sex, violence/blood and gore. So it isn't suitable for the younglings!

Skal is, and always will, remain FREE to read online. Both the Prologue and Issue 1 have been completed and I have begun my work on Issue 2, uploading each page as it is finished. My webcomic-content being free to view is something I will always stick by… which unfortunately has meant that Skal has had to take a backseat for several months due to paid work needing my attention!

This is where your support comes in!

If you like what I do and want to see me continue on a much more regular basis, consider becoming a patron!

It's very simple. Every time I finish a page and upload it, you can choose to give as little as £0.59 in support of me and my project! :D My Patron-Only section has quite a few extras too!

Thank you for your patronage!

To read the comic from the start (and purchase a paperback version of it if you fancy!) go here: www.skalsaga.com

And to see what my dayjob is like, go here: www.jenniegyllblad.com

Have a look at what other people have said about Skal!

"We cannot stress enough just how stunning the artwork is on this comic. Jennie has a really beautiful artistic style, her use of watercolour gives everything a really dream-like quality. Every panel is a delight, full of intense detail and sumptuous imagery."
- Sara Westrop, Geek Syndicate http://geeksyndicate.co.uk/features/cool-stuff/new...

"SKAL is a dark erotic drama, with splashes of humour, set in an exotic world that gradually reveals the mystery surrounding Mushirah’s identity. (...) I like what I’ve seen so far of this new web comic, although I have to stress, it’s not for the faint hearted, but it does look pretty stunning in my book."
- John Freeman, Down The Tubes http://downthetubes.net/?p=15120

"SKAL has enormous potential, a beautifully realised fantasy, lush in both art and imagination. But the main thing holding it back is a financial need, and that need is depriving us of more pages."
- Richard Bruton, Forbidden Planet International http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2014/skal/

"I’ll say right here that I like how she’s written her women."
- Brian Richmond, Writer of TheSisters-comic.com http://brianrichmondwriting.tumblr.com/post/120707...

"This book looks like nothing else on the market. Jennie is an extraordinary, one of a kind artist who shifts gear from watercolour to pencil and back with tremendous grace. Crucially, none of the detail is lost either and the world her characters inhabit is one where information hangs in the air like pollen. (...) This is a lush, detailed introduction to a world and a story that has some big plans. Hop aboard now, and watch one of the best artists in the business work. You won’t be disappointed."
- Alasdair Stuart, Travelling Man https://travellingman.wordpress.com/2015/04/17/rev...

Pledge $1.00 or more per Page.

6 patrons

(UK £0.59!) My most heartfelt thanks for choosing to support me and my work! I will paint my stockings off!

Pledge $3.00 or more per Page.

7 patrons

(UK £1.78!) Jen loves your support and would bro-fist you IRL. Since that is probably not possible, she'll just doodle some nipples in the Patron-Only section for you instead.

Pledge $5.00 or more per Page.

6 patrons

(UK £2.97!) Let's make good use of that NSFW tag, shall we!? As well as getting the boobie doodles, you can also suggest things for Jen to draw in the Patron-only section! She may just pick your idea!

Pledge $10.00 or more per Page.

5 patrons

(UK £5.95!) SMUT AND DISCOUNTS. What is there not to like!? As well as getting access to the doodles mentioned above, when the next chapter of Skal is sent to the printer, you will get a 10% discount off the price should you want to buy the physical copy!